Tamron still has to release some intruiguing mirrorless lens. And while we are patiently waiting for it let’s look at their latest patent that discloses a new APS-C lens for mirrorless systems. It’s a 50mm f/1.8 prime lens. Sounds a lot like a copy of the current Sony 50mm f/1.8 lens…
via Egami.
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A litle bit dissapointed hoped Tamron could come with zome realy new lenses for the mirrorless cameras, like primes that are not (yet) there or new (tele) zooms
Based on what we have seen I expect 3rd party lens support for mirrorless to be lacking. They will likely be large with slow AF and in the case of m43 they will be odd focal lengths. Not worth the slight savings over native lenses.
if this focus faster than the Emount 50mm F1.8, i will buy!
Why? The Sony 50 1.8 is not bad at all, focusing issues are mainly ‘cos of the bodies, so why copy a cheap, good lens? To leave out OSS and make it cheaper? I don’t think this would sell too good. Oh well, they could make it black after all …
Sony E50f1.8 is a crappy cheap lens , I replaced it with my AFS50mmf1.8G Nikon lens(via an adapter).
Just admit it there is no (absolutely none) great lens in E mount.
This does NOT look like the Sony E 50/1.8. It is not a copy.
This could be a better alternative to the cheap Sony E 50/1.8. I hope it has less plastic elements, compact and will enable on sensor PDAF, unlike the Sony lens. I also hope it comes in black color and not the plastic grey of the Sony E 50.
I wonder what will this offer when compared to $300 Oly 45mm
It will be bigger if it is just a Sony copy. And it sure won’t be $200…
They just bring out these variations from other mounts and play unknowing users for fools. Tamron always had a similar MO as Sigma.
It costs them more in marketing than it does for R/D.
The innovation is always in the hands of smaller companies. That later sell out to bi ones… :-/
Tamron is all washed up. they dont have the reputation they used to have light year ago. and if you can find any tamron lenses at your local store, its the crappy dust leak mega zooms and cheapo tele zooms. when i think of tamron ow, i think of plastic dust leak lenses.they need to get better or get out of the market altogether.
Most of their recent lenses (24-70 2.8 VC, 70-200 2.8 VC, 70-300 VC, 90mm Macro VC etc) have been well recieved and offer good alternatives to the manufacturers lenses for less money.
Re ^ Hannes,
the 50mm Sony F1.8 is really that bad in terms of focus speed, i don’t think its the body issue, my kit lens and the two sigma focus faster than the 50mm.
Looks IDENTICAL to the layout of the Sony lens!
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